LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume III, Issue 76, 12 February 1877, Page 2

LAT E S T CABLEGRAMS.

— . — _^ OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. i Loneo***!, February 8. i Parliament was opened to-day by tLe Queen, The Speech stated that the object throughout of the Conference on (he Eastern Question was to maintain the peace of Europe, and to obtain belter government for the disturbed Turkish provinces, withou 1 * infringing the independence of the Turkish Empire. Re- ' gret was expressed that the proposals of the Conference had been ivj >ctrd ; but the Speech stated that tbe result of the Conference showed a general agreement between the Towers which could not ful to materially affect the condition of the Turkish Government, and hoped taa armistice would lead to an honorable peace. Throughout Great Britain acted cordially wiih the other Powers. Her relations were most friendly. The Spc r *h then referred to tbe Queen's assumption of the title of Empress of India, also to the Indian famine, and concluded by stuting that tbe progress and prosperity of tbe Colonial Empire remained unclouded, and expressing a hope that the measures taken would prevent serious evil in the Transvaal Republic. In the course of the debate upon the Address in Reply Lord Derby said peace depends upon whether the Czar decided upon his obligation to execute alone tbe decisions of the other six Powers. The Eail of Beaconsfield and tbe Marquis of Salisbury protested ara inst the coercion of Turkey. ! Lord Northcoat said Jinglnnd wished to act in unison with the other Powers, and that in ease of separate intervention by England, suspicions would be raised until tbe peace negotiations had been suspended, The Ringarooma arrived afc the Bluff this morning, with the Suez mail.